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Chopra lends golden sheen to India's best ever Games show

Chopra lends golden sheen to India’s best ever Games…

TOKYO : Neeraj Chopra's soaring javelin did not just earn India their first Olympic gold in athletics on Saturday, it also meant that the contingent will return from Tokyo with seven medals, their biggest Games haul ever. The world's second most populous nation has been an Olympic laggard and the six medals the contingent won in London 2012 was the best outing for the nation of 1.35 billion before Tokyo. The country's sports ministry accepted that in the past preparations had not always
Beach volleyball-America's Ross and Klineman beat Australia for gold

Beach volleyball-America’s Ross and Klineman beat Australia for gold

TOKYO, Aug 6 - April Ross and Alix Klineman won the first Olympic gold medal for the United States in women's beach volleyball since 2012 on Friday, when they beat Australia's Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy at the Tokyo Games, with temperatures on the sand court rising to 45°C (113°F). With chants of "U-S-A" from 20 team https://www.sportsmonks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/450x216_SWING_INTO_GOLF_banner133539421103193450-1.webpistrative staff members cheering them in an otherwise empty arena, the U.S. duo started off strong and sailed through the match 21-13, 21-15 under